Combination rake, fork, and cultivator



Aug. 19, 1930. w. B..TAYLOR COMBINATION RAKE, FORK AND CULTIVATOF Filed July 25, 1928 Patented Aug. 19, 193i UNHTEZLEE STATES PATENT OFFICE A COMBINATION RAKE, FORK, AND GULTIVATOR Application filed July 23, 1928. Serial No. 294,791.

This invention is a combination rake, fork and cultivator for general garden and lawn use.

The object is to provide a main, separable frame into which a variety of teeth may be inserted at will, to adapt the tool to any one of the uses stated.

In the drawing Figure l is a perspective view of the tool in the form of a rake;

Figure 2 is a detail of a portion of the head-frame Figure 3 is a medial section through the lieadfraine, the insert end ot' the handle bcing shown in full, and there being shown extended from the head a special form of cultivator teeth;

Figure l is a detail of a form of cultivator tooth employed;

Figure 5 is a detail of a form of fork tooth employed.

The invention comprises a head-frame designated generally by the numeral 1. This head frame includes two elongated tooth engaging blocks 2. in each of which are formed a number of fiat, triangular, registering,

tooth engaging recesses 53, and two similar though smaller tooth supporting rod recesses 4, one near each end oi each of the blocks m 2 and in registering relation. Two handle blocks 5 are provided and are cut away at 6 co-equally with the thickness of one of the blocks A, and each has a semi-cylindrical recess 7 adapted to register with each other to form a complete handle socket when the frame is assembled. A variety of forms of teeth are provided. In Figure l. the device is shown equipped with rake teeth. In Figure 4 is shown a cultivator tooth and in Figure 5, a fork tooth. The shanks 8 of all these teeth are formed angularly so as to it nicely within the tooth engaging recesses 3 of the blocks 2. Thus any set of teeth desired may be inserted in the blocks to adapt the tool for use as a rake, a cultivator or a fork. Where teeth with long shanks are used, as is the case with the rake teeth shown employed in Figure 1, the shanks may be supported by means of a tooth supporting rod 9 passed underneath the shanks and having angular end portions 10 which are inserted in the recesses 4. The frame elements 2 and 5 are fastened together with bolts 11. The handle 12 is held in its socket by lugs 13 extended from the wall of the socket into recesses 14 in the handle.

lVhile I have herein described a certain specific manner and method of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention, so as best to construct a practical device for the purpose intended, and as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

In a device of the kind described, a head frame comprising a pair of tooth engaging blocks having triangular tooth receiving recesses formed in each, teethhavingtriangular end portions seated in the said recesses, 21 pair of handle blocks cutaway at one end coequally with the tooth receiving blocks and adapted to straddle the same, the said handle blocks having registering semi-cylindrical rccesse-s adapted to receive a handle and lugs in the said semi-cylindrical recesses to engage a handle seated in the recesses.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

WILLIAM B. TAYLOR. 

